Sensors

Sensors and Advanced Sensing Techniques for Computer Vision Applications: Second Edition

edited by

Christos Nikolaos E. Anagnostopoulos

and

Stelios Krinidis

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6021 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; pattern recognition; digital twins; 2D/3D object recognition; 3D scanners cameras

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Maintenance and Fault Diagnosis of Mobility Equipment

edited by

Hongtao Xue

,

Peng Chen

and Zhiqiang Liao

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5750 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility equipment; diagnostic robots; intelligent fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; online monitoring; signal processing; vibration and noise control; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Advances in Photoacoustic Resonators and Sensors

edited by

Bernd Baumann

and

Marcus Wolff

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5588 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Radiation Sensors and Detectors

edited by

Valerio Bocci

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5514 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation detectors; sensor technology; scintillators; semiconductors; signal processing; high-energy physics; quantum sensors; AI-assisted analysis; environmental monitoring; front-end electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Robot Swarm Collaboration in the Unstructured Environment

edited by

Qingsong Fan

,

Haisong Huang

and

Yung Po Tsang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4773 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; unstructured environments; intelligent workshop; task scheduling; environmental perception; autonomous learning; individual skills of robots; swarm intelligence; swarm evolution; self-organization; self-decision; human– robot collaboration; blockchain; wireless communications; cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)

Gas Sensors: Materials, Mechanisms and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tingqiang Yang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4559 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; nanomaterials; semiconducting metal oxides; polymers; gas-sensing mechanism; gas absorption; gas sensor applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Techniques for Environmental and Energy Systems

edited by

George Efthimiou

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4341 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; environmental monitoring; computational modeling; energy efficiency; predictive algorithms; air quality management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Advanced Self-X Sensory Systems: Concepts, Challenges, and Applications

edited by Andreas König

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4151 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-x-capabilities; reconfiguration and adaptation; design automation; yield and dependability optimization; extrinsic and intrinsic evolution; run-time optimization; robust signal representations; non-obtrusive sensors; non-ideal observer compensation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors for Biomedical Detection Application

edited by

Georgi Dyankov

and

Tinko Eftimov

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3758 | Submission Open

Keywords: grating/prism-based SPR; SPRi biosensor; optical fiber-based SPR sensors; two-dimensional nanomaterials for SPR-based biosensors; molecular diagnostic; clinical samples; SPR immunosensor; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Smart Sensors in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Carlos Campillo

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2865 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture sensors; irrigation and fertilization management sensors; crop monitoring sensors; spatial variability management; precision agriculture; digital twin integration; decision support system; AI & machine learning integration; automation of management process in precision agriculture; variable rate technology; wireless sensor networks; blockchain integration in precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Precise Earth Observation

edited by Xin Zhang,

Wenjiang Huang

and Yi Wan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; remote sensing; precision agriculture; earth observation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Pattern Recognition Applications in Medical Image Analysis

edited by

Ines Domingues

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 2157 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; computational intelligence; deep learning; diagnostic imaging; image segmentation; machine learning; medical image analysis; medical sensors; multi-modal imaging; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Detecting, Measuring, and Modelling Speech and Body Movements in Virtual Reality and Human–Robot Interaction

edited by

Oliver Niebuhr

and Ïo Valls-Ratés

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1539 | Submission Open

Keywords: voice; speech; acoustics; nonverbals; virtual reality; human– robot interaction; voice assistants; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensors for Performance Analysis in Team Sports: Second Edition

edited by

Bruno Gonçalves

,

Diogo Alexandre Martins Coutinho

and

Bruno Emanuel Nogueira Figueira

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1452 | Submission Open

Keywords: technical and tactical behaviour; physical and physiological analysis; movement patterns; talent identification technology; training and game monitoring; wearable sensors; motion analysis; motion tracking; sensor validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Development and Challenges of Indoor Positioning and Localization

edited by

María Del Carmen Pérez-Rubio

,

Elena Aparicio Esteve

and

Carlos De Marziani

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor positioning systems (IPSs); localization algorithms; sensor fusion; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; UWB; and RFID-based positioning; vision-based localization; infrared; magnetic; and ultrasound; machine learning for indoor localization; accuracy and error mitigation; real-world applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)

Remote Sensing for Digital Earth

edited by Shuzhu Shi,

Xudong Gu

and

Guobin Yang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital earth; radar sensor; photographic sensor; remote sensing; earth environment observation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Sensing Technologies for Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by Yizhou Wang,

Hung-Min Hsu

and

Ikhlas Abdel-Qader

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicle; sensor fusion; 3D object detection and tracking; prediction and planning; intelligent transportation systems; cooperative driving automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Artificial Intelligence and Sensors in Cardiovascular Disease Monitoring

edited by

Alauddin Bhuiyan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular monitoring; artificial intelligence; wearable and non-invasive sensing systems; real-time health monitoring; machine learning; deep learning; cardiovascular diagnostics; sensor fusion; ECG data analysis; CVD prediction; heart attack prediction; stroke prediction; CVD diagnosis or detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Recent Trends in Mobile Computing and Sensing

edited by

Hai Dong

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile computing; edge sensing; IoT; AI-driven analytics; wearable devices; smart environments; energy-efficient systems; real-time processing; 5G/6G networks; embedded intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Wearable Sensors and Wireless Devices for Human-Centric Monitoring Systems

edited by

Lasi Piyathilaka

,

Daluwathu Mulla Gamage Preethichandra

and Karthick Thiyagarajan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; human monitoring; flexible and stretchable sensors; physiological sensing; wireless sensor systems; sensor signal processing; real-time monitoring; sensor integration; sensor fusion; IoT-based wearable devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

AI-Enhanced Sensing Technologies for Smart Energy Informatics and Sustainable Systems

edited by

Pascal Schirmer

, Vasilios Kelefouras and

Iosif Mporas

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid monitoring; machine learning; sensor fusion; sensor systems; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Fluorescent Probes for Biosensing and Cell Imaging

edited by

Jian Xu

, Jia Chen and

Yonglei Chen

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probe; biosensing; cell imaging; cellular structure; small molecule dye; fluorescent antibody; fluorescent nanomaterial; microscopic image; biomarker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Multi-Sensor Data Fusion

edited by Ning Xiong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29680 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; fusion system architecture; signal; image; machine learning; multi-modal fusion; uncertainty; resource management; fusion performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Developments in Wireless Network Technology

edited by

Yung-Fa Huang

,

Patrick Hung

and

Peng Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 23061 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); internet of things (IoTs); fifth generation (5G) mobile communication; artificial intelligence of things (AIoT); massive machine type communication (mMTC); vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Cooperative Perception and Planning for Swarm Robot Systems

edited by

Heoncheol Lee

and

Seunghwan Lee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20662 | Submission Open

Keywords: swarm robot systems; multi-robot systems; cooperative perception; cooperative planning; cooperative navigation; multi-robot cooperation; inter-robot recognition; inter-robot collision avoidance; inter-robot communication; real-time systems; algorithm parallelization and acceleration; embedded robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Disruptive Technologies and Wireless Sensor Network Communication Algorithms (2nd Edition)

edited by

Cheong Ghil Kim

,

Gyanendra Prasad Joshi

,

Chayapol Kamyod

and

Kyoungro Yoon

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15033 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G; sensors; mixed multimedia; algorithms; wireless sensor; networks; deep learning; Industry 4.0; automation; disruption; innovation; reliability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Recent Advances in Sensor Technology and Robotics Integration

edited by

Gani Sergazin

and

Tamás Haidegger

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12141 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent medical robotic systems and control; medical imaging and image-based robotic intervention; haptics and physical interaction in medical robotics; sensor-based rehabilitation robots; intuitive and advanced medical instrumentation; computer-integrated interventional systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)

EEG Signal Processing in Healthcare, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Medical Diagnosis

edited by Katerina D. Tzimourta,

Alexandros Tzallas

and

Andreas Miltiadous

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11677 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG signal processing; cognitive neuroscience; medical diagnosis; brain health monitoring; brain– computer interfaces; brain network analysis; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Synergistic Intelligence: Pioneering Deep Learning Paradigms for Multi-Sensor Systems

edited by

Xue-Bo Jin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9198 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor systems; deep learning; sensor data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Security, Privacy and Trust in Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Weidong Fang

,

Chunsheng Zhu

and

C. H. Wu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8388 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor network; internet of things; edge computing; cyber security; privacy preservation; trust

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Colorimetric Sensors: Methods and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fengqing Yang

and Liya Ge

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8025 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorimetric sensors; paper-based colorimetric sensors; chemical sensors; biosensors; colorimetric strips; colorimetric sensing arrays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Deep Power Vision Technology and Intelligent Vision Sensors: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ke Zhang

and

Yincheng Qi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7512 | Submission Open

Keywords: power vision technology; deep learning; intelligent vision sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Recent Advances in Sensing Technologies for Automation, Process and Structural Health Monitoring

edited by Ilias Giannakeas and Yingwu Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7451 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor networks; Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled sensing solutions; embedded and energy-efficient sensors; multi-sensor data fusion; smart materials with integrated sensing elements; predictive maintenance and condition assessment; probabilistic methods; deep learning; and signal processing for uncertainty quantification and propagation; optical fiber and fiber Bragg grating sensors; damage detection and imaging algorithms; reliability and safety engineering; guided waves for structural and process monitoring; acoustic and temperature sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Wireless Sensor Networks with Energy Harvesting

edited by

Slim Naifar

and

Olfa Kanoun

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6906 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; wireless sensors; autonomous sensor systems; renewable energy sources; environmental sensing; industrial automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Sensing Technology for Industry and Environmental Applications

edited by

Francesco Salamone

and

Marco Arnesano

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6889 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT-based monitoring systems; sensors and sensor networks for smart buildings; sensors and sensor networks for the optimization of manufacturing processes; monitoring for BIM and digital twins; wearables for environmental monitoring; wearables for industrial applications; wearables for continuous human health monitoring; ML; or more generally; AI-based approaches for data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advanced Sensors for Intelligent Robotic Systems: Vision, Touch, and Dexterous Manipulation

edited by Chongkun Xia,

Xueqian Wang

and Yajing Shen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5467 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent robotics; robotic sensing; sensor fusion; AI manipulation; grasping control; visual sensing; tactile sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)

Sensing and AI: Advancements in Robotics and Autonomous Systems

edited by Yohan Noh,

Md Nazmul Huda

and Mingfeng Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5069 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technology; Artificial Intelligence (AI); mechanism design; robotics automation; smart sensors; machine learning; control systems; bio-inspired robotics; human-robot interaction; autonomous systems; industrial automation; deep learning in robotics; embedded AI; tactile and vision-based sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AI-Empowered Internet of Things

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5029 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT sensing; edge computing/fog computing; smart IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Recent Advances in Sensing and Data Centric Methods for Structural Health Monitoring and Resilience: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mohammad N Noori

,

Marco Domaneschi

,

Naiwei Lu

and Tianyu Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4854 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; data centric methods; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Nature Inspired Engineering: Biomimetic Sensors (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xiao Wu

and

Kiyoshi Toko

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4771 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomimetic sensors/sensing; bioinspired sensors/sensing; artificial intelligence (AI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Biomedical Imaging and Sensing: Technologies, Applications, and Future Directions

edited by

Rizwan Ali Naqvi

, Abbas Jafar,

Wazir Muhammad

and

Fareed Ud Din

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4677 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); computed tomography (CT); biomedical signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Fiber Optic Sensors: Innovations, Challenges and Applications

edited by

Jianzhong Hao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4649 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensing technologies; distributed and multiplexed sensing; smart sensors and iot integration; optical signal processing and ai-enhanced analytics; structural health monitoring and industrial applications; biomedical and environmental sensing; advanced materials for fiber sensors; harsh environment sensing and durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Use of Smart Wearable Sensors and AI Methods in Providing P4 Medicine: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mario Munoz-Organero

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4372 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; machine learning; artificial intelligence; P4 medicine; health and wellbeing; deep learning; empowering the patient; recommender systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Electrochemical Sensors for Biomarker Detection, Biomolecular Interaction Analysis and Nanomaterial-Enhanced Sensing Platforms

edited by Dhesmon Lima

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2728 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors and biosensors; biomarker detection; biomolecular interactions; precision medicine; lab-on-a-chip; protein– ligand interactions; wearable biosensors; nanomaterials for sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Music Acquisition and Automatic Processing for Machine Learning-Based Applications

edited by

Alicja Wieczorkowska

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2222 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal acquisition; digital signal processing; audio signal analysis; sensors; machine learning

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Advanced Integrated Sensing Enabling Smart Structures

edited by Jandro L. Abot,

Simon Laflamme

and

Filippo Ubertini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2138 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart structures; structural health monitoring; novel sensing technologies; wireless sensor networks; sensor integration; energy harvesting; machine learning; predictive maintenance; infrastructure resilience; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Recent Trends and Advances in Wearable Exoskeletons, Sensing Technologies and Occupational Ergonomics

edited by

Yong-Ku Kong

, Jaehyun Park and Jeong-ho Kim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2047 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable exoskeleton; industrial wearable robot; work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs); physical ergonomics; occupational ergonomics; human– machine interaction; aging study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Computer Vision and Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by Yousef Alipouri

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2012 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; sensor fusion; self-driving; SLAM; optical flow; motion detection and analysis; scene understanding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Based Rehabilitation in Neurological Diseases

edited by

Andrea Tacchino

and Jessica Podda

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1747 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based rehabilitation; neurological disorders; wearable sensors; motor and cognitive rehabilitation; artificial intelligence in rehabilitation; virtual reality therapy; robotic-assisted rehabilitation; digital biomarkers; personalized rehabilitation; telerehabilitation

Advanced Sensing Applications for Fault Diagnosis and Reliability Analysis of Elector-Mechanical Systems

edited by Chao Zhang,

Yong Zhou

, Shangjun Ma, Wen Zhao and

Qixun Zhou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1671 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and manufacturing of precision sensors for electro-mechanical systems; active and passive sensing methods for electro-mechanical systems; advanced signal processing and data processing for electro-mechanical systems; sensor fusion techniques for electro-mechanical systems; fault diagnosis methods for electro-mechanical systems; reliability analysis methods for electro-mechanical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

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